Peggy Davis Observation

Virginia State University’s Athletic Director, Mrs. Peggy Davis, came to visit and speak in our Organization and Administration of Athletics course on Monday, October 19, 2015. She was very inspiring and motivational in her talk with us. She touched down on a few key points as to how she got to her position in athletics as well how to stay there. She started off by stating that we must learn everyday from successful people. When she mentioned this, the 1-Minute Manager was brought to my mind because the young man in the book was looking for a successful coach to model after. Mrs. Davis also mentioned that we must learn from our success as well as our failures. As she went on one point that jumped out to me was her concept of P.I.E. Before hearing her bring that acronym up I had never heard it before. P.I.E stands for performance, image, and exposure. Performance would be how effective you are in your position. Image is what they think of you. In addition to image, she said in the first 3 to 5 seconds a person is already forming their opinion about you through simple things like the way you dress, the people you hang around, or even the music you listen to. Finally she said exposure meaning that one would have to network strategically. Just about everyday it is reinforced that this is a
By this she meant keeping yourself out there in the open for people to see you. Staying out there doesn’t mean to always look for recognition or credit for something but just letting people know who you are. Staying relevant also meant keeping you coaching staff up to date. For instance, Mrs. Davis had the football get concussion certified. By them getting this certification they would be able to recognize symptoms of a player with a possible concussion to prevent further injury. She also had the players get tested for Sickle Cell disease. It was not mandatory but the players would not play without having a